Fanny is the sequel of Marius and continues the storyline right where the first film left off. Fanny finds out she is pregnant with Marius's child and decides to marry Panisse to make it seem like it was his child saving her and her family's reputation, giving the child a better life, and a father. Two years after the child is born Marius comes back only to stir up trouble. The director of this film was trying to convey the theme of strength. Fanny has been through a lot after losing the love of her life, and having to marry Panisse. Even though she lives in fortune should would rather be with Marius but is able to tell him to leave because that is what's best putting her feelings aside. Just like the first film, the costume design seemed very stereotypical to me, but really captured some beautiful scenery of France that is known to have lovely landscape which this film really reinforced.I think the film is okay and follows closely to the first movie. I don't know if I would recommend it to another person, because I think the first one is enough but should be seen because it is a classic trilogy. I guess I would like to know what happens to the child. Will he find out Panisse is not his father? And whether or not Marius returns...again.
RIght?! Its going to be interesting to see how they make another movie to finish this trilogy. Will Fanny and Marius find each other or will it be about the baby growing up and searching for his real father?
The movie, Fanny, continues off the previous film we watched, Marius. At this point, Marius has left, and Fanny finds out that she is pregnant. With Marius gone, Fanny sees no other option than to marry Panisse. This is because she has no money, no husband, and no name to give the child. He would have grown up a bastard and their family would have been a disgrace to their name, as Fanny, a young girl getting pregnant before marriage. Then in the end of the movie Marius returns from his voyage while passing through. Then ends up leaving for the baby, even though Fanny and him are madly in love. The difficult choices that Fanny had to make as well as the sacrifices for her baby were shown very clearly. It was important that she give him a good last name, a good home, and make sure that he grew up with opportunity. The first movie and the second movie were set in the same location. The town on the ocean is stunning. I love how the ocean and boating aspect of their village is so incorporated in the villagers’ daily lives. It was interesting to see that Marius leaves again. He came back all this time, and expected that Fanny would leave everything she had for him. I didn’t really learn much from this sequel, besides the extremely tough choices Fanny had to make for her and the baby. Without the help of Marius seemed very unfair, while he was off living his dreams, she was stuck there.
“Fanny” continues the romantic story of Marius and Fanny, with an emphasis on the latter character. Marius had left at the end of the last film, leaving Fanny, pregnant, for at least two more years. The film explored morals on both the societal and individual level. Marius’s father struggles in grief to understand why Marius left without a word, and then questions Panisse’s morals in wanting to marry Fanny. It was interesting to note how calculated every step was. The options were weighed as to what to do about Fanny being pregnant and unmarried, and it took a group effort to conclude Fanny should wed Panisse. However, her morals argued against accepting his proposal without telling him. She did what she thought was right, against her mother’s wishes, and told Panisse, who still offered his proposal, which must have been immoral and extremely uncommon for the time period. This secret was cunningly discussed many times—discussed, but only in analogies and witty phrases. As a continuation of “Marius,” it further enforces my understanding that family is everything in France, and family honor is also everything, at least in the time period shown. I felt so bad for Fanny overall. I don’t think it was fair for all that to happen to her, but at that time I’m sure it was unavoidable with the high stake on family honor and lacking women’s rights. The scene when Marius came back and climbed through the window made me pretty uncomfortable when he tried to forcibly kiss Fanny. I was rooting for Marius in the first film, but in this one he came and messed everything up that the other characters tried so hard to fix (on a societal level). I loved Cesar’s response to Marius wanting the child. After Marius said he had claim to the baby because he gave him life, Cesar responded that dogs also give life, but who feeds them? When Fanny (finally) told Marius to leave, I was rooting for her. Ultimately, the decision was made that Marius should leave because he was a danger to his son’s future, which was again decided through group discussion. I would also recommend others to see this film. I enjoyed the complexities of the French tug-of-war between societal, family honor, and one’s own wishes and desires.
“Fanny” begins right after Marius has left on a voyage. Shortly after, she learns she is pregnant. To deal with this she marries an older, rich man, Panisse, and pretends like the child is his. Years later, Marius returns and attempts to get Fanny and his child back, but his son now has a family and a future, so he ultimately has to give that up and go back to sailing. One theme the film explored was sacrifice. Even though she did not want to, Fanny had to marry Panisse in order to give her son a better life. When Marius returned they were both still in love with each other and could have easily run off together, except that the child’s future was with Panisse and his family. Marius and Fanny gave up the idea of being together in order to protect the child. Fanny stayed with Panisse and Marius left for work. It showed how important family and family honor was during that time in France. Fanny would be a disgrace to her family if she didn’t marry Panisse, and Panisse’s family need a son to carry on the family name. I think it also showed the lack of women’s rights during this time because Fanny was unable to just work and raise her son on her own. I did enjoy the movie, though I found it to be almost boring at times. The situation the characters are in is complicated and frustrating because there is no outcome in which everyone wins. I would recommend it to someone else because it was overall a good film. -Lauren Vana
Fanny is the 2nd movie of the Marseillaise film series. It picks up where Marius left off: Fanny realizes that she is pregnant soon after Marius takes off, and is forced to accept Panisse's offer of marriage - both to secure a good future for her son, and to avoid the stigma of being a single mother (which was a disgrace, and is still a disgrace, in many more rural communities.) After a few years go by, Marius and Fanny are reunited, however they quickly find that they are unable to rekindle what they once had. For the sake of the child, and for their own happiness, Fanny makes the ultimate choice again to push Marius away.
The themes especially prevalent in this movie were of sacrifice and responsibility. Fanny loved Marius; Cesar, Marius's father, also to some extent wanted his son to stay home when he decided to show up. However, both people realized that Marius didn't really have a legitimate right to a say in his son's life. He chose to follow his dreams, while Fanny chose to raise a son, and Panisse is the best, and most stable man that Fanny can rely on. The responsibility message also comes into play with Fanny's actions throughout the entire film. Stereotypically speaking however, the audience gets a biggest dose of Marius's reality check during the confrontational scene with his father. It is obvious that, due to his culture and actions, Marius has failed to live up to the responsible expectation of taking care of his child by choosing to leave the first time - even though he didn't know of Fanny's pregnancy.
I personally found the movie to have beautiful imagery, good music, and a touching script, but I was getting really sick of Marius by the end. The ending of the first movie left me annoyed at both Fanny and Marius for their swaying between pushing each other away and staying together; this second movie made me annoyed that Marius tried so hard to win his old life back without admitting to making a mistake. I'm a firm believer in standing by the decisions you make and taking the consequences that come with them instead of shying away. Because of my annoyance at the movie, I'm not really sure I'd recommend it to someone else, but I thought it was pretty decent.
Fanny is the sequel to Marius that picks up right where Marius leaves off. With Marius sailing the world, Fanny is left with some difficult decisions to make regarding love and the honor of her family. Her child on the way who would have belonged to Marius must have a father, and so naturally she finds one in Panisse to preserve her family’s integrity. Everyone agrees that this was the proper thing to do, since Marius abandoned his entire life. All seems to be going well until Marius returns to claim what he believes is rightfully his: his lost love, and his son. As with Marius, Fanny’s plot and theme revolves almost entirely around sacrifice. This time though it was Marius who had to be strong. In Marius, Fanny had to be strong and accept that Marius’ dreams were larger than the love that they shared, and that if she loved him she would have to let him go. Whereas in Fanny, after Marius returns home to a different picture than he had painted in his imagination, his father and Fanny both inform him that the only honorable thing left to do was to be strong and give Fanny up in order to preserve the healthy life of the child. Fanny and Marius go hand in hand because they show, from both sides of the story, that love doesn’t always prevail. The phrase “If you love someone, let them go” is told over and over again. But Fanny and Marius both had to let each other go at different times simply because fate wouldn’t allow them to be together. It is nice to see the tide shifted against Marius in this film. Leaving in the first place to become a sailor was a weak thing to do, and then to return and claim any right to Fanny or his child. Marius gave everything up for his dream and now he has to live with that.
Fanny is the sequel of Marius and continues the storyline right where the first film left off. Fanny finds out she is pregnant with Marius's child and decides to marry Panisse to make it seem like it was his child saving her and her family's reputation, giving the child a better life, and a father. Two years after the child is born Marius comes back only to stir up trouble.
RépondreSupprimerThe director of this film was trying to convey the theme of strength. Fanny has been through a lot after losing the love of her life, and having to marry Panisse. Even though she lives in fortune should would rather be with Marius but is able to tell him to leave because that is what's best putting her feelings aside.
Just like the first film, the costume design seemed very stereotypical to me, but really captured some beautiful scenery of France that is known to have lovely landscape which this film really reinforced.I think the film is okay and follows closely to the first movie. I don't know if I would recommend it to another person, because I think the first one is enough but should be seen because it is a classic trilogy. I guess I would like to know what happens to the child. Will he find out Panisse is not his father? And whether or not Marius returns...again.
RIght?! Its going to be interesting to see how they make another movie to finish this trilogy. Will Fanny and Marius find each other or will it be about the baby growing up and searching for his real father?
SupprimerAgreed--Fanny definitely showed strength through heartbreak. In my opinion, Marius can just stay away.
SupprimerThe movie, Fanny, continues off the previous film we watched, Marius. At this point, Marius has left, and Fanny finds out that she is pregnant. With Marius gone, Fanny sees no other option than to marry Panisse. This is because she has no money, no husband, and no name to give the child. He would have grown up a bastard and their family would have been a disgrace to their name, as Fanny, a young girl getting pregnant before marriage. Then in the end of the movie Marius returns from his voyage while passing through. Then ends up leaving for the baby, even though Fanny and him are madly in love.
RépondreSupprimerThe difficult choices that Fanny had to make as well as the sacrifices for her baby were shown very clearly. It was important that she give him a good last name, a good home, and make sure that he grew up with opportunity. The first movie and the second movie were set in the same location. The town on the ocean is stunning. I love how the ocean and boating aspect of their village is so incorporated in the villagers’ daily lives. It was interesting to see that Marius leaves again. He came back all this time, and expected that Fanny would leave everything she had for him. I didn’t really learn much from this sequel, besides the extremely tough choices Fanny had to make for her and the baby. Without the help of Marius seemed very unfair, while he was off living his dreams, she was stuck there.
I also loved the seaside town, and how it affected the jobs and dreams of the characters.
Supprimer“Fanny” continues the romantic story of Marius and Fanny, with an emphasis on the latter character. Marius had left at the end of the last film, leaving Fanny, pregnant, for at least two more years.
RépondreSupprimerThe film explored morals on both the societal and individual level. Marius’s father struggles in grief to understand why Marius left without a word, and then questions Panisse’s morals in wanting to marry Fanny.
It was interesting to note how calculated every step was. The options were weighed as to what to do about Fanny being pregnant and unmarried, and it took a group effort to conclude Fanny should wed Panisse. However, her morals argued against accepting his proposal without telling him. She did what she thought was right, against her mother’s wishes, and told Panisse, who still offered his proposal, which must have been immoral and extremely uncommon for the time period. This secret was cunningly discussed many times—discussed, but only in analogies and witty phrases.
As a continuation of “Marius,” it further enforces my understanding that family is everything in France, and family honor is also everything, at least in the time period shown.
I felt so bad for Fanny overall. I don’t think it was fair for all that to happen to her, but at that time I’m sure it was unavoidable with the high stake on family honor and lacking women’s rights. The scene when Marius came back and climbed through the window made me pretty uncomfortable when he tried to forcibly kiss Fanny. I was rooting for Marius in the first film, but in this one he came and messed everything up that the other characters tried so hard to fix (on a societal level). I loved Cesar’s response to Marius wanting the child. After Marius said he had claim to the baby because he gave him life, Cesar responded that dogs also give life, but who feeds them? When Fanny (finally) told Marius to leave, I was rooting for her. Ultimately, the decision was made that Marius should leave because he was a danger to his son’s future, which was again decided through group discussion.
I would also recommend others to see this film. I enjoyed the complexities of the French tug-of-war between societal, family honor, and one’s own wishes and desires.
“Fanny” begins right after Marius has left on a voyage. Shortly after, she learns she is pregnant. To deal with this she marries an older, rich man, Panisse, and pretends like the child is his. Years later, Marius returns and attempts to get Fanny and his child back, but his son now has a family and a future, so he ultimately has to give that up and go back to sailing.
RépondreSupprimerOne theme the film explored was sacrifice. Even though she did not want to, Fanny had to marry Panisse in order to give her son a better life. When Marius returned they were both still in love with each other and could have easily run off together, except that the child’s future was with Panisse and his family. Marius and Fanny gave up the idea of being together in order to protect the child. Fanny stayed with Panisse and Marius left for work.
It showed how important family and family honor was during that time in France. Fanny
would be a disgrace to her family if she didn’t marry Panisse, and Panisse’s family need a son to carry on the family name. I think it also showed the lack of women’s rights during this time because Fanny was unable to just work and raise her son on her own.
I did enjoy the movie, though I found it to be almost boring at times. The situation the characters are in is complicated and frustrating because there is no outcome in which everyone wins. I would recommend it to someone else because it was overall a good film.
-Lauren Vana
Fanny is the 2nd movie of the Marseillaise film series. It picks up where Marius left off: Fanny realizes that she is pregnant soon after Marius takes off, and is forced to accept Panisse's offer of marriage - both to secure a good future for her son, and to avoid the stigma of being a single mother (which was a disgrace, and is still a disgrace, in many more rural communities.) After a few years go by, Marius and Fanny are reunited, however they quickly find that they are unable to rekindle what they once had. For the sake of the child, and for their own happiness, Fanny makes the ultimate choice again to push Marius away.
RépondreSupprimerThe themes especially prevalent in this movie were of sacrifice and responsibility. Fanny loved Marius; Cesar, Marius's father, also to some extent wanted his son to stay home when he decided to show up. However, both people realized that Marius didn't really have a legitimate right to a say in his son's life. He chose to follow his dreams, while Fanny chose to raise a son, and Panisse is the best, and most stable man that Fanny can rely on. The responsibility message also comes into play with Fanny's actions throughout the entire film. Stereotypically speaking however, the audience gets a biggest dose of Marius's reality check during the confrontational scene with his father. It is obvious that, due to his culture and actions, Marius has failed to live up to the responsible expectation of taking care of his child by choosing to leave the first time - even though he didn't know of Fanny's pregnancy.
I personally found the movie to have beautiful imagery, good music, and a touching script, but I was getting really sick of Marius by the end. The ending of the first movie left me annoyed at both Fanny and Marius for their swaying between pushing each other away and staying together; this second movie made me annoyed that Marius tried so hard to win his old life back without admitting to making a mistake. I'm a firm believer in standing by the decisions you make and taking the consequences that come with them instead of shying away. Because of my annoyance at the movie, I'm not really sure I'd recommend it to someone else, but I thought it was pretty decent.
Tom Kelliher
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Film Response: Fanny
Fanny is the sequel to Marius that picks up right where Marius leaves off. With Marius sailing the world, Fanny is left with some difficult decisions to make regarding love and the honor of her family. Her child on the way who would have belonged to Marius must have a father, and so naturally she finds one in Panisse to preserve her family’s integrity. Everyone agrees that this was the proper thing to do, since Marius abandoned his entire life. All seems to be going well until Marius returns to claim what he believes is rightfully his: his lost love, and his son.
As with Marius, Fanny’s plot and theme revolves almost entirely around sacrifice. This time though it was Marius who had to be strong. In Marius, Fanny had to be strong and accept that Marius’ dreams were larger than the love that they shared, and that if she loved him she would have to let him go. Whereas in Fanny, after Marius returns home to a different picture than he had painted in his imagination, his father and Fanny both inform him that the only honorable thing left to do was to be strong and give Fanny up in order to preserve the healthy life of the child.
Fanny and Marius go hand in hand because they show, from both sides of the story, that love doesn’t always prevail. The phrase “If you love someone, let them go” is told over and over again. But Fanny and Marius both had to let each other go at different times simply because fate wouldn’t allow them to be together. It is nice to see the tide shifted against Marius in this film. Leaving in the first place to become a sailor was a weak thing to do, and then to return and claim any right to Fanny or his child. Marius gave everything up for his dream and now he has to live with that.